End of Lease Cleaning Checklist Melbourne (What Real Estate Agents Actually Inspect)

Moving out of a rental in Melbourne? Getting your bond back depends almost entirely on passing your final inspection. Real estate agents follow strict checklists — and so do we. This is the exact end of lease cleaning checklist Deep Clean King uses on every vacate clean.

Save this page or print it before your move-out date.

Kitchen

• Oven — cleaned inside, including racks, tray, and door glass
• Stovetop / cooktop — burners, drip trays, and surrounding surfaces
• Rangehood — filter degreased, exterior wiped
• Microwave — inside, outside, and top
• Dishwasher — filter cleaned, interior wiped, door seal cleaned
• Fridge (if included) — interior shelves, drawers, door seals, exterior
• Sink and tapware — descaled and polished
• All cupboards — inside and outside, including handles
• Drawers — emptied and wiped inside
• Benchtops — all surfaces wiped and sanitised
• Splashback — degreased and cleaned
• Exhaust fan — grill removed and cleaned
• Light switches and power points — wiped
• Floors — swept and mopped

Bathrooms & Ensuites

• Shower — glass screens scrubbed, grout cleaned, tiles descaled
• Shower head — descaled
• Bath — scrubbed and polished, taps descaled
• Toilet — bowl, seat, lid, cistern, and base cleaned
• Vanity — inside and outside of cabinet, mirror polished
• Sink — scrubbed and descaled, tapware polished
• Exhaust fan — grill cleaned
• Towel rails and toilet roll holders — wiped
• Tiles — floor and wall tiles cleaned
• Grout — scrubbed (mould treated if present)
• Floors — mopped

Bedrooms

• Wardrobes — shelves, rails, inside doors, and floor vacuumed
• Sliding door tracks — vacuumed and wiped
• Ceiling fan — blades wiped
• Light fittings — dusted or wiped
• Skirting boards — dusted and wiped
• Window sills and tracks — cleaned
• Windows (internal) — wiped clean, no streaks
• Mirrors — cleaned and polished
• Carpets — vacuumed (steam cleaning often required separately)
• Hard floors — vacuumed and mopped

Living Areas & Dining Room

• Skirting boards — wiped along entire length
• Light switches and power points — wiped
• Window sills, frames, and tracks — cleaned
• Windows (internal) — streak-free
• Air conditioning unit — filter cleaned, exterior wiped
• Ceiling fan — blades wiped
• Blinds — dusted or wiped (venetian blinds wiped blade by blade)
• Curtains — checked for marks or stains
• Skirting boards — full length wiped
• Fireplace (if applicable) — grate and surround cleaned
• Floors — vacuumed and mopped

Laundry

• Washing machine — drum, door seal, detergent drawer, exterior
• Dryer — lint filter cleaned, exterior wiped
• Tub / sink — cleaned and descaled
• Cupboards — interior and exterior wiped
• Tapware — descaled and polished
• Floors — swept and mopped

Garage & Outdoor Areas

• Garage floor — swept (oil stains treated if present)
• Garage walls — wiped down
• Outdoor entertaining area — swept and wiped
• Balcony — swept, railings wiped
• Garden — rubbish removed (not typically covered by cleaning company — you’ll need to arrange this separately)

Whole Property

• Walls — spot cleaned (marks, scuffs, crayon — note: full wall washing is often quoted separately)
• Doors — handles, edges, and both sides wiped
• Door frames — wiped
• Cobwebs — removed from all ceilings and corners
• Fly screens — removed and wiped or hosed
• Light fittings — dusted or wiped throughout
• All rubbish removed from property
• Keys returned as per lease agreement

What’s Usually NOT Included in an End of Lease Clean

Some items are typically quoted separately — confirm before booking:

• Carpet steam cleaning — usually required by leases and quoted as an add-on
• Exterior window cleaning — access equipment required, often extra
• Wall washing — full repaint may be needed for heavy marks
• Pest control — often required separately if pets were in the property
• Garden maintenance — mowing, weeding — this is grounds maintenance, not cleaning

Tips to Pass Your Final Inspection First Time

• Book early — don’t leave the clean until the night before. Give yourself a buffer day in case anything needs touching up.
• Check your original condition report — agents compare the property’s current state against the condition at the start of your tenancy
• Defrost the freezer — do this the day before so the cleaner doesn’t have to wait
• Move all furniture and belongings out first — cleaners can’t clean under items that are still there
• Book carpet steam cleaning separately — most leases require it and it needs to dry before the inspection
• Get a receipt — agents may ask for proof that professional cleaning was done

Bond-Back Guarantee with Deep Clean King

Deep Clean King offers a bond-back guarantee on all end of lease cleans in Melbourne. If your agent finds anything during the inspection, we return and re-clean the affected areas at no extra charge.

All our cleaners are police-checked and fully insured. We work to the same checklist your real estate agent uses — so nothing gets missed.

Serving all Melbourne suburbs within 50km of the CBD.

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